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The term Tungusic peoples is used to describe peoples speaking a Tungusic language.

Peoples

Tungusic peoples are:

Location

The second largest of the Tungusic peoples are Manchu numbering 10,000,000. They are originally from Northeast China (Manchuria), but since they conquered China in the 1600s, and especially during the 1900s, they have almost totally assimilated into the main Han Chinese population of China, though still living often in northern China. Evenks live in Evenk Autonomous Okrug of Russia. The largest of the Tungusic peoples are the Koreans.

References

  • Mile Nedeljković, Leksikon naroda sveta, Beograd, 2001.
Tungusic languages (or Manchu-Tungus languages) are spoken in Eastern Siberia and Manchuria. Although it is a very debated subject, many linguists consider them to be part of the Altaic language phylum, which, if it actually exists as a genetic entity, also includes the
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Evenks or Evenki (obsolete: Tungus or Tunguz, autonym: Эвэнки, Evenki) are a nomadic Tungusic people of Northern Asia.
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Evens or Eveny (formerly known as the Lamuts a term meaning "ocean people" in Even) (Эвены in Russian) are a people in Siberia and the Russian Far East.
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Jurchens (Traditional Chinese: 女眞; Simplified Chinese: 女真; Pinyin: nǚzhēn
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Manchu people (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满族; Traditional Chinese: 滿族; Pinyin: Mǎnzú
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Negidals (Негидальцы in Russian; self designation: элькан бэйэнин, or elkan bayenin meaning "local people.
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Nanai people (self name нани; tr. "nani"; Russian: нанайцы, tr. "nanaitsy"; Chinese: 赫哲族, tr.
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Orochs or Orochons (self designation: Nani) are a small people of Russia that speak the Oroch (Orochon) dialect of the Southern group of Tungusic languages. According to the 2002 census, there were 686 Orochs in Russia.
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Oroks (Ороки in Russian; self designation: ульта, ulta, ulcha) are a people in the Sakhalin Oblast (mainly, eastern part of the island) in Russia.
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Oroqen people (Chinese: 鄂伦春族; Pinyin: èlúnchūn zú; also spelled Oroqin and sometimes Orochen and Orochon) are an ethnic group in northern China.
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Korean, used as a noun or as an adjective, may refer to:
  • the Korean peninsula in East Asia – this article focuses on earth sciences
  • Koreans, an ethnic group
  • Korean language
  • Korean War

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Udege (Удэгейцы in Russian; ethnonym: удээ and удэхе
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Ulchs (Russian: ульчи or ольчи; self designation: нани
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Xibe ( Sibe; Simplified Chinese: 锡伯; Traditional Chinese: 錫伯; Pinyin: Xībó
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Manchu people (Manchu: Manju; Simplified Chinese: 满族; Traditional Chinese: 滿族; Pinyin: Mǎnzú
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Northeast China (Simplified Chinese: 中国东北; Traditional Chinese: 中國東北; Pinyin:
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Manchuria ( Romanized Manchu: Manju, Simplified Chinese: 满洲; Traditional Chinese: 滿洲; Pinyin: Mǎnzhōu
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Majority populations
 People's Republic of China [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/ch.html#People]
-  Hong Kong [https://www.cia.gov/cia/publications/factbook/geos/hk.html#People]
-  Macau [https://www.cia.
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China (Traditional Chinese:
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Northern China or North China (Simplified Chinese: ; Traditional Chinese: ; Pinyin: Huáběi
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Evenk Autonomous Okrug (Russian: Эвенки́йский автоно́мный о́круг,
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Anthem
Hymn of the Russian Federation


Capital
(and largest city) Moscow

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Korean people are an East Asian ethnic group [2]. Most Koreans live in the Korean Peninsula, and speak the Korean language.

Names

South Koreans call Koreans Hangukin
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